Backport change: bump driver version in order to distinguish between original and new, backported, driver. Index: src/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c =================================================================== --- src.orig/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c 2017-03-13 03:48:31.172810043 +0100 +++ src/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c 2017-03-13 04:00:31.527776975 +0100 @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static char ixgbe_default_device_descr[] = "Intel(R) 10 Gigabit Network Connection"; #endif -#define DRV_VERSION "4.4.0-k-rh7.3" +#define DRV_VERSION "4.4.0-k-rh7.4-z" const char ixgbe_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION; static const char ixgbe_copyright[] = "Copyright (c) 1999-2016 Intel Corporation.";